Marco Rubio

There would be repercussions for that globally, not just from the United States.

And we kind of leave it there.

That sort of ambiguity is what I think has defined the way we characterize this issue.

And the reason being strategic ambiguity is we don't want to see conflict.

We don't want to see something disruptive happen.

Is that your number?

The Chinese side said they are not in favour of militarising the Straits of Hormuz and they're not in favour of a tolling system.

And that's our position.

We will never support an Iranian tolling system in the Straits of Hormuz, nor do we think they have a right to put mines in international waters.

And so it's good that we have alliance or at least agreement on that point.

That was Rubio on NBC there.

This pace of growth in the Chinese military over the last 10 years has no precedent, none.

I mean, just what they've done with their Navy alone over the last, they've put billions and billions and billions of dollars in their system.

So I don't think it's just limited to Taiwan.

I think they have ambitions to ultimately be able to project power globally the way the U.S.

does now.

pace of growth in the Chinese military over the last 10 years has no precedent, none.

I mean, just what they've done with their Navy alone over the last, they've put billions and billions and billions of dollars in their system.

So it's, you know, you look at it, I mean, it's hard to ignore how fast and how big.

So I don't think it's just limited to Taiwan.